Hibernation Point I know it's dire, my time today

the woman was vague, sensing no malice in eshamun. she was quite correct on that front -- the tophet-dweller no more wanted to attack than she wished to leave the company of this most interesting wolf. "i am eshamun," she offered gently.  there was no need for titles here, not when they stood upon equal ground.

"you were exploring ... beneath the earth?" she inquired in her softly accented tones, her green eyes bright with curiosity as she tipped her slim muzzle to one side in a quiet sort of confusion.